Friends

//fɹɛn(d)z// name, noun, verb

name, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of friend form-of, plural
  2. 2
    plural of Friend form-of, plural
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of friend form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The Quakers; the Society of Friends.

    "The Society of Friends – also known as the Quakers – […] Thus, the Friends believed that no outside clerics, denominations, or doctrines were needed to guide the individual ..."

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circlecompanymatesreligious society of friendssociety of friends

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"How many close friends do you have?"

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